List of Canadian films of 1977

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1977:

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
24 heures ou plus Gilles Groulx Political documentaryCompleted in 1973; withheld from release until 1977
The Angel and the Woman (L'Ange et la femme) Gilles Carle Carole Laure, Lewis Furey Fantasy
Bead Game Ishu Patel NFB animated shortNominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 50th Academy Awards
Bernie and the Gang (Ti-mine, Bernie pis la gang...) Marcel Carrière Marcel Sabourin, Jean Lapointe, Rita Lafontaine, Guy L'Écuyer Comedy
Cathy's Curse Eddy MatalonHorror
A Cosmic Christmas Clive A. Smith Martin Lavut, Duncan Regehr, Chris Wiggins Animated
Crash 'n Burn Ross McLaren Documentary
Deadly Harvest Timothy Bond Clint Walker, Kim Cattrall Science fictionBond's first film; Walker's last starring role
The Disappearance Stuart Cooper Donald Sutherland, Francine Racette, David Hemmings Thriller
Famille et variations Mireille Dansereau Documentary
The Fighting Men Don Shebib Allan Royal, Robert Lalonde Survival TV film Released in theatres as Men of Steel (1988)
Full Circle Richard Loncraine Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea Horror
Games of the XXI Olympiad (Jeux de la XXIe olympiade) Jean Beaudin, Marcel Carrière, Georges Dufaux, Jean-Claude Labrecque Documentary
Happiness Is Loving Your Teacher John N. Smith Martin Kevan, Marina Dimakopoulos Short drama
Henry Ford's America Donald Brittain Documentary
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love Harry Rasky Narrated by James Mason DocumentaryNominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
The Hottest Show on Earth Terence Macartney-Filgate, Derek Lamb, Wolf Koenig David Suzuki Documentary
I'll Find a Way Beverly Shaffer NFB short Academy Award for Best Short Subject
Ilsa, the Tigress of Siberia Jean LaFleur Dyanne Thorne, Michel Morin, Jean-Guy Latour Exploitation [1]
Ilsa, the Wicked Warden Jesús Franco Dyanne Thorne Exploitation
The Inquiry Film: A Report on the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Jesse Nishihata Documentary
J.A. Martin Photographer (J.A. Martin photographe) Jean Beaudin Marcel Sabourin, Monique Mercure, Marthe Thiéry Historical melodrama, romanceIt was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress; AV Preservation Trust Masterwork
The Late Blossom (Le soleil se lève en retard) André Brassard Rita Lafontaine, Yvon Deschamps, Denise Filiatrault Drama
The Machine Age (L'Âge de la machine) Gilles Carle Gabriel Arcand, Sylvie Lachance Drama
La Menace Alain Corneau Drama
Metal Messiah Tibor Takács David Jensen, John Paul YoungScience fiction, musical
The Metamorphosis of Mr. Samsa Caroline Leaf AnimatedTen international awards by 1981
My Pleasure Is My Business Al Waxman Xaviera Hollander, Henry Ramer, Colin Fox Exploitation [2]
The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (La Vieux pays où Rimbaud est mort) Jean Pierre Lefebvre Marcel Sabourin, Anouk Ferjac, Myriam Boyer, Roger Blin Drama [3]
One Man Robin Spry Len Cariou, Jayne Eastwood, Barry Morse, Carole Lazare, Jean Lapointe Drama Canadian Film Awards – Actor (Cariou), Supporting Actor (Lapointe), Supporting Actress (Lazare), Editing, Sound [4]
Outrageous! Richard Benner Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Allan Moyle, David McIlwraith, Helen Shaver Comedy
Panic (Panique) Jean-Claude Lord Paule Baillargeon, Jean Coutu, Lise Thouin Docudrama
The Prophet from Pugwash Carol Moore-Ede Documentary
Rabid David Cronenberg Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver Horror
Ragtime Summer Alan Bridges David Warner, Honor Blackman, Trudy Young, Cec Linder, Tim Henry RomanceCanada-UK co-production [5]
Rituals Peter Carter Hal Holbrook, Lawrence Dane, Robin Gammell Horror
The Rubber Gun Allan Moyle Stephen Lack, Allan Moyle Drama
The Sand Castle Co Hoedeman NFB animated short Academy Award winner for animated short [6]
Silver Blaze John Davies Christopher Plummer, Thorley Walters Drama
Skip Tracer Zale Dalen David Petersen, John Lazarus Drama
Spartree Phillip Borsos Documentary Canadian Film Award – Theatrical Short, Non-Feature Cinematography, Non-Feature Sound [7]
A Special Day Ettore Scola Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, John Vernon DramaItaly-Canada co-production; Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign-Language Film
Spinnolio John Weldon Henry Ramer, Peter MacNeill Animated
Starship Invasions Ed Hunt Robert Vaughn, Christopher Lee, Daniel Pilon Science fiction
The Uncanny Denis Héroux Peter Cushing, Alexandra Stewart, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence HorrorCanada-U.K. co-production
Welcome to Blood City Peter Sasdy Jack Palance, Keir Dullea, Samantha Eggar Western, science fictionCanada-U.K. co-production
Who Has Seen the Wind Allan King Brian Painchaud, Gordon Pinsent, Patricia Hamilton DramaBased on the novel by W.O. Mitchell
Why Shoot the Teacher? Silvio Narizzano Bud Cort, Samantha Eggar, Chris Wiggins Drama

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